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A substantial vintage collection of 64 Soviet art postcards, centered on the work of the great Russian landscape painter Isaac Levitan (1860–1900).
The lot includes three original postcard sets devoted to Levitan’s paintings, together with 27 additional Soviet art postcards from various publishers dating mainly from the 1950s–1960s.
Included Levitan sets:
1. “The Art of Levitan” – Issue 1
Published by Sovetsky Khudozhnik, Moscow, 1964.
11 postcards.
Includes reproductions of such works as:
Autumn Day. Sokolniki, Before the Storm, Oak Tree, Spring in the Forest, First Greenery. May, Savvinskaya Sloboda, Last Snow, Courtyard in Yalta, Street in Yalta and others.
2. “The Art of Levitan” – Issue 3
Published by Sovetsky Khudozhnik, Moscow, 1966.
12 postcards.
Includes:
Evening on the Volga, Evening. Golden Reach, After the Rain. Plyos, Mediterranean Coast, Evening Bells, Vladimirka, Eternal Rest, Quiet Monastery, Before the Storm and other works.
3. “The Art of Levitan” – Issue 4
Published by Sovetsky Khudozhnik, 1968.
14 postcards.
Includes:
March, Spring. Last Snow, Golden Autumn, Fresh Wind. Volga, Autumn, Flood, Apple Trees in Blossom, Spring – High Water, Village, Evening. Sunset, Winter Day and other landscapes.
Additional postcards
The collection also contains 27 assorted vintage Soviet art postcards issued by different publishers during the 1950s–1960s.
A very attractive group for collectors of Isaac Levitan, Russian landscape painting, Soviet art publishing, USSR postcards and vintage museum reproductions.
Total: 64 postcards.
